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New and Improved Android Widget

Spotify is bringing a new update to the home screen widget on Android devices. This update will help you get more out of it than before. The new widget will make it simpler and faster to access your favourite content on Spotify. So what is changing?H...

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[COMPLETE GUIDE] How to fix most Android issues

Please read below for troubleshooting Spotify on your Android device. This guide contains fixes for most common issues as well as detail on how to create a new topic if you still are having problems. First thing to do before trying anything else is r...

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Solved!! The version of Spotify I have has completely different features than another free user.

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceAndroid PhonesMy Question or IssueMy dad and I both have spotify. I cannot pick songs to play and have to rely on shuffle. My dad can pick songs without issue, and probably doesn't even know that shuffle's an option. We both h...

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Superuser Contribution Stop auto play when connected to Bluetooth

Come on Spotify. How long do we need to wait for this simple fix? It is unbelievably annoying to have Spotify autostart in my car. 'oh, we can't control that that's an Android issue blah blah blah blah blah...' oh yeah it is an Android issue but ther...

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  • Come on Spotify. How long do we need to wait for this simple fix? It is unbelievably annoying to have Spotify autostart in my car. 'oh, we can't control that that's an Android issue blah blah blah bl...
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Superuser Contribution When changing between playback devices, the playlist is started from the beginning

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S21 FE, Google home miniOperating SystemAndroid 14My Question or IssueAs of recently, whenever I switch between my phone and google home mini or vice versa, whatever playlist I am listening to starts back fro...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S21 FE, Google home mini Operating System Android 14 My Question or Issue As of recently, whenever I switch between my phone and google home mi...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify prevents android phone from auto-locking

Spotify prevents android phone from auto-locking. The phone does still auto-lock but it is depending on the content that is shown.- it does not lock when some video is playing (eg tiles with moving pictures) there should be a difference in video that...

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  • Spotify prevents android phone from auto-locking. The phone does still auto-lock but it is depending on the content that is shown. - it does not lock when some video is playing (eg tiles with moving...
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Superuser Contribution Android widget not working on 3rd party launchers

Plan Premium Country Ireland Device Samsung Galaxy A53 Operating System Android 5.1 My Question or Issue The new 4*2 widget with album suggestions isn't showing any album art. Was ok up until yesterday.

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  • Plan Premium Country Ireland Device Samsung Galaxy A53 Operating System Android 5.1   My Question or Issue The new 4*2 widget with album suggestions isn't showing any album a...
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Superuser Contribution Website doesn't work in desktop mode in phone browser

When opening the Spotify website on my phone browser it loads normally and let's me play music, but if I turn on the desktop mode the page just keeps reloading in a loop. Turning off the desktop mode loads the page, but it doesn't let me do anything ...

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  • When opening the Spotify website on my phone browser it loads normally and let's me play music, but if I turn on the desktop mode the page just keeps reloading in a loop. Turning off the desktop mode...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Starts Playing Random Playlists When I Open the App When Connected to Car Bluetooth.

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S22Operating SystemAndroid 14 (One UI 6.0) My Question or IssueThis issue started happening about a month ago, after an update. Whenever Spotify is connected to my car's bluetooth, everytime I open the app...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy S22 Operating System Android 14 (One UI 6.0)   My Question or Issue This issue started happening about a month ago, after an update. ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Missing buttons and icons

PlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDeviceXiaomi Mi 11 LiteOperating SystemAndroid 12, MIUI 13.0.6 My Question or IssueThis happened to me a while ago. One day I opened the app and buttons and some icons were missing. I didn't care much because I knew where so...

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  • Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite Operating System Android 12, MIUI 13.0.6   My Question or Issue This happened to me a while ago. One day I opened the app and but...
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Superuser Contribution Bluetooth stutters for half a second at the end of every song, even with Gapless turned on

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSamsung Galaxy S21Operating System My Question or IssueThis only happens when Bluetooth is turned on from my phone and connected to headphones/speakers; the desktop app doesn't seem to have an issue. I reset my WiFi-Bluetoot...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Samsung Galaxy S21 Operating System     My Question or Issue This only happens when Bluetooth is turned on from my phone and connected to headphones...
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Superuser Contribution The Spotify app causes my phone (Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 pro 4G) to reboot.

When I open the Spotify app (any versions newer than 8.10.9.722) it causes my phone to reboot. I have tried reinstalling it and clearing the data but it still does that whenever I open it. Same thing happens with older versions but only when I play m...

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  • When I open the Spotify app (any versions newer than 8.10.9.722) it causes my phone to reboot. I have tried reinstalling it and clearing the data but it still does that whenever I open it. Same thing...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify disappears from android media controls when not playing

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung S24 UltraOperating SystemAndroid 14, One UI 6.1 My Question or IssueWhen I use Spotify or other media players, they appear in the Android Media Controls Notification Bar as expected. When I pause music from most oth...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung S24 Ultra Operating System Android 14, One UI 6.1   My Question or Issue When I use Spotify or other media players, they appear in the Android M...
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Superuser Contribution Something went wrong, Have another go?

FreeCountryUnited States of AmericaDeviceSamsung A50Operating SystemAndroid 11For the past few weeks my Samsung A50 has had this error show up every time I try to do anything. I can see my home page, but even just opening my playlists gives the error...

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  • Free Country United States of America Device Samsung A50 Operating System Android 11 For the past few weeks my Samsung A50 has had this error show up every time I try to do anything. I can s...
  • AlejaR
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Artist pages don't load

All of a sudden Artist pages refuse to load. I click on "View artist". After a couple seconds of loading, it says "Something went wrong - Have another go? Try again". 9/10 artist pages are like this. 1/10 seem to randomly work. Artist pages are still...

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  • All of a sudden Artist pages refuse to load. I click on "View artist". After a couple seconds of loading, it says "Something went wrong - Have another go? Try again". 9/10 artist pages are like this....
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Superuser Contribution Autoplay when connecting to bluetooth

 I've been having an issue with Spotify automatically starting and resume playing anytime bluetooth connects to my headphones or truck. I've tried all the "solutions" that I've found listed online and none of them work, or are terribly inconvenient, ...

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  •  I've been having an issue with Spotify automatically starting and resume playing anytime bluetooth connects to my headphones or truck.  I've tried all the "solutions" that I've found listed onl...
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Superuser Contribution Fast-forward podcast until end starts next one part-way through or skips it

I often fast-forward (via the skip ahead 15 seconds button) through podcasts (ads, redundant intro, etc). I've noticed that more often than not, if I'm doing this until podcast ends, the next podcast starts at the end time of the previous podcast. IE...

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  • I often fast-forward (via the skip ahead 15 seconds button) through podcasts (ads, redundant intro, etc). I've noticed that more often than not, if I'm doing this until podcast ends, the next podcast...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution saved songs disappearing from liked songs

This looks to be coming from songs from albums, I've hit "add to library" but only a couple show up, and some of my old songs has disapeared from my liked songs, but are showing up as download when I open the album.

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  • This looks to be coming from songs from albums, I've hit "add to library" but only a couple show up, and some of my old songs has disapeared from my liked songs, but are showing up as download when I...
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Superuser Contribution Can't select songs

I am a Premium member using an Android phone. I used to be able to select any song from any artist or playlist. That is now no longer an option. Literally one day it was working and the next it was not. I have logged out and back in, made sure the ap...

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  • I am a Premium member using an Android phone. I used to be able to select any song from any artist or playlist. That is now no longer an option. Literally one day it was working and the next it was n...
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Superuser Contribution Stuttering on Chromecast device

PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDeviceChromecast HDOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueAbout a month ago my spotify application started to stutter randomly on my Chromecast device, I'm convinced that problem is only with the application, my internet...

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  • Plan Premium Country Hungary Device Chromecast HD Operating System Android   My Question or Issue About a month ago my spotify application started to stutter randomly on my Chromecast ...
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Superuser Contribution spotify App cannot be downloaded (Spotify uygulamasını indiremiyorum)

Aşağıdaki bilgilerin hiçbiri gerekli değildir. Ancak, ne kadar çok bilgi verirseniz, size yardımcı olmaya çalışmamız o kadar kolay olacaktır.PlanFreeÜlkeTürkiye/TurkeyCihaz(Oppo A15s)İşletim Sistemi(Android 10) Soru veya SorunumEn:Spotify app cannot ...

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  • Aşağıdaki bilgilerin hiçbiri gerekli değildir. Ancak, ne kadar çok bilgi verirseniz, size yardımcı olmaya çalışmamız o kadar kolay olacaktır. Plan Free Ülke Türkiye/Turkey Cihaz (Oppo A15s) İş...
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Superuser Contribution Recover previously downloaded songs from SD card

Hi, I had a phone with a SD card and Spotify, downloaded all my music to the SD card because I changed the location of the music. The phone broke so I took the SD card to a new phone, connected to the same account and selected the SD card as the stor...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, I had a phone with a SD card and Spotify, downloaded all my music to the SD card because I changed the location of the music. The phone broke so I took the SD card to a new phone, connected to th...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution You're still connected . . .

How do i stop this notification popping up every time i silence it. I control my music using my phone, so closing the app isn't a solution. I'm fully aware I'm listening on another device because that's my intent.

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  • How do i stop this notification popping up every time i silence it. I control my music using my phone, so closing the app isn't a solution. I'm fully aware I'm listening on another device because tha...
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